Molly Born
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 November 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Long distance running, Cross country running |
Molly Born (born 18 November 1999) is an American long-distance and cross country runner. She won the USA Marathon Championships in 2025, and was the first finisher at the 2026 USA Half Marathon Championships.[1]
Biography
[edit]From Kansas, Born attended Shawnee Mission Northwest High School and was a six-time Kansas state cross country champion and was named Gatorade Girls Kansas Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2017. She later competed as a Oklahoma State University athlete, where she was an NCAA All-American in cross country.[2][3]
Running as part of the Puma Elite Running team, Born won in Albany in 2025 at the 47th Delightful Run For Women 5-K in 15:31, a personal best and the fastest time in the race for 11 years, despite wet weather conditions.[4] Born had a fourth place finish at the 2025 USATF Women's 6k Road Championships in July 2025.[5] In December, Born ran 2:24:09 to win the Sacramento California International Marathon and the USA Marathon Championships.[6]
Born won the USA Half Marathon Championships in 2026 in Atlanta ahead of Carrie Ellwood and Annie Rodenfels. However, the race was marred by controversy as some of the leading racers were directed away from the correct course.[7][8][9] At the conclusion of the race Born wrote on Instagram that "I do not feel like the winner of the 2026 USATF Half Marathon Championships…I did not see the top 3 ladies make the wrong turn, and thus had no idea I was technically in the lead after the fatefully confusing intersection with about a mile to go".[10] She was subsequently included in the United States team for the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, for her international debut.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Molly Born". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Molly Born". smnw.com. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Murrow, Rod (May 20, 2020). "10 Best Kansas Track and Field Records in All Events". Mile Split. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Monti, David (June 1, 2025). "RRW: Molly Born Splashes To Victory At The Delightful Run For Women 5K In 15:31". Lets Run. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Born reacts to 4th place finish at 2025 USATF Women's 6k Road Championships". Flotrack. Jul 12, 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Kelsall, Christopher (December 7, 2025). "Molly Born and Futsum Zienasellassie win Sacramento California International Marathon". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Monti, David (March 1, 2026). "RRW: Off-Course Incident Mars USATF Half-Marathon Championships". Lets Run. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ↑ "Leaders taken wrong way by guide vehicle in race". BBC Sport. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Lutz, Tom (1 March 2026). "US Half Marathon Championship ends in chaos as lead runners guided in wrong direction". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Wong, Kristen (Mar 4, 2026). "Half Marathon Winner Had Classy Move After Runners Led Off Course in Bizarre Finish". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "USATF Announces Roster for World Road Running Championships - Copenhagen 26". Runnerspace. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.